Jun 1, 2008

Part Two- Candyland: your typical soap opera/drama

Again, Candyland* is a pseudonym for a shitty place.

“People create lies to tell the truth.” To my understanding, and based on my observance, this statement is quite true in that those who create lies actually reveal the truth about themselves. Not the complete truth of course, but there may be a certain degree of truth. For example, someone who creates a lie about others to ruin their lives is revealed to be a betrayer. But not everyone can see this, only people who are not blind and are smart enough to think. So acts of betrayal, hypocrisy, lying, blackmailing and all that bad shit lead to self-disclosure. Disclosure is a bitch but it needs to exist in life. So there is always a way to shed a positive light on bad shit.

As I’ve realized, and so may many others who populate the Underclass category of Candyland*, Candyland* is like a soap opera filled with drama. There is always drama in Candyland* among all classes but what makes this soap opera more interesting is the drama that goes on among the Underclass. There are of course, the script-writers, producer, director, the actors and the audience. I think I can classify these set roles by the different classes that exist in Candyland*. The actors are the Underclass and some from the Working Class. The script-writers, producer and director are those from the Middle Class, Working and Upper Class. And I can say with confidence that the audience would consist those from the Upper and Middle Class.

Some basic facts can be commented on the script-writers. The role of script-writing is dominated by the Middle Class, although some from the Upper and Working Class may contribute some ideas for the episodes. This whole idea of script-writing and initial idea of creating a soap opera/drama came about when the script-writers from the Middle Class realized that they were bored with their lives and they needed to watch something dramatic that is real instead of your average soap opera on TV while lying on the couch eating junk and living their comfortable lives. They needed to watch real people fuck up and suffer rather than watching a drama show on TV that isn’t real. So, they got together, put forward their ideas of creating drama and manufacturing problems in Candyland* so that they can be entertained. This is a form of entertainment for the Upper and Middle Class who can just lie on their beds while at the same time, get money and luxurious things without having to earn them by themselves or move a single muscle. This of course benefits the Middle Class, they satisfy themselves and also the Upper Class with the easy effort of ass-kissing. It’s good business, why bother abandoning it? So they got on to working on their scripts for this new soap opera immediately and when the drama was initiated, BOOM! Ratings rose up immediately.

It’s good business, the script-writers were paid by the Upper Class for a job well done. It’s good money, extensive benefits, why bother quitting? The audience is always satisfied with each dramatic episode, everyone’s happy. As for the actors, they aren’t getting paid at all. Well, they may be given some things as gifts by the Upper Class from time to time which I think is a delayed form of payment. To conclude, I think this soap opera that the residents of Candyland* live in deserves an award. Twenty years of drama, twenty seasons of the show deserve to be filmed on camera and broadcasted on television as a real reality show, not those shitty fake ones. A lot of shit has happened in Candyland* for twenty years, and I mean A LOT. It may be interesting for others to have a look at one of the many dysfunctional societies in the world, Candyland* would definitely be on the list, no doubt about that.

What goes on in Candyland* you can find in many soap operas and drama shows on TV. There are acts of betrayal, backstabbing, crime, hypocrisy, malice, sadism, injustice, favouritism, heart-breaking, scandal, negligence, framing, bitching, the list goes on. The actors/Underclass are stars in Candyland* and every step they take is worth reporting. The press are in love with what they do, what they think, what they feel.

Here is an interesting fact I just found out. Candyland* is governed by Muslim law, this was confirmed recently by one of the Ministers in Candyland, according to my sources. However, I find this ironic because to my knowledge and based on my observance, most of the residents do not live by the Muslim law and abide its rules, which is funny. They may want to show people how pious they are but their lifestyle shows otherwise. This presents another example of self-disclosure contributed by their acts of hypocrisy. Very prominent in Candyland*. Oh well, this is all I can think of for now. Until then. have a nice day!

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